Description: Surface of the carapace rough, covered with nodules and ridges. The color of the crab is orange to orange-brown with yellow beneath. The front of the carapace and the upper part of the claws are covered with dark red or reddish-brown spots. The legs are yellow with fine red lines.Often encrustations on the shell make the coloring obscure.Size: carapace up to 7 cm. wide.

Habitat: It lives on sandy bottoms.Depth: ranges from 1 m down to 15 m.